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Ralston Purina Company was a St. Louis, Missouri,–based American conglomerate with substantial holdings in animal feed, food, pet food, consumer products, and entertainment. On December 12, 2001, it merged with Swiss food-giant Nestlé's Friskies division to form Nestlé Purina PetCare Company .
Ralston Purina products — the former American breakfast cereal and pet food manufacturer. The present day successor is Nestlé Purina PetCare. Subcategories.
Ralcorp can trace its ancestry to 1898 when William H. Danforth of Purina Mills, which made animal feeds, began making breakfast cereal. He sought and received the endorsement of Webster Edgerly (Dr. Ralston) who founded the Ralstonism social movement. [3] Ralston cereal became so successful that Purina Mills was renamed Ralston Purina in 1902. [4]
Ralston Purina (1894−2001) was an American food and drink company, and pet food manufacturer. Acquired by Nestl ...
This was the same year, 1902 when Ralston Purina built its first building at the current headquarters, 800 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, Missouri. [3] Nestlé Purina PetCare was formed in December 2001, [4] when Nestlé acquired Ralston Purina for $10.3 billion and merged it with Nestlé's pet food business, Friskies PetCare Company. [4]
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It was originally known as Shredded Ralston, first produced in 1936 and owned by Ralston Purina of St. Louis, Missouri, then later renamed Chex in 1950. [1] The Chex brand went with corporate spinoff Ralcorp in 1994 and was then sold to General Mills in 1997. [2] Rival cereal company Kellogg's has the rights to the Chex brand in South Korea and ...
Beggin’ Strips is a brand of pet food and pet snack manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare. [1] The product was first manufactured by Ralston Purina. [1] The product's tagline is "Dogs Don't Know It's Not Bacon," which appeared in U.S. television commercials in the 1990s. [2] [dead link ] The product is manufactured to resemble bacon ...